Kennedy is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kennedy had a population of 136 people.
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Geography
Kennedy is on the coast with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary.
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Ellerbeck) and exits to the north (Bilyana). The North Coast railway line also passes through the locality from south to north, just to the west of the highway. The locality is served by the Kennedy railway station (18.2073°S 145.9569°E / -18.2073; 145.9569 (Kennedy railway station)), but Dallachy railway station (18.1664°S 145.9309°E / -18.1664; 145.9309 (Dallachy railway station (former))) has been abandoned.
The eastern part of the locality and the farmland is mostly at sea level but rises to 710 metres (2,330 ft) above sea level in the north-west of the locality in the foothills of nearby Mount Carruchan.
The eastern coastal part of the locality is within the Girramay National Park, as is the north-west of the locality. Other areas in the west of the locality are part of the Cardwell State Forest. The remaining land use is a mixture of agricultural purposes, including growing crops (particularly sugarcane) and grazing on native vegetation.
